In this episode I have discussions with Laura Stratford, Martin Taylor, Hannah Thorogood and Adam O’Meara.
They’re all based in my home county of Lincolnshire, UK. As we learn about their individual roles within creating a more sustainable food system here, we also explore the need to connect to dots between local efforts.

Episode Links:

Previous We Are Carbon episodes highlighting the role of food in healing people and planet:

• The Significance of Regenerative Agriculture  – Special Compilation Episode
• Food Systems for Healthy People & Planet – with Michelle Gilman
• Tipping the Balance in Favour of Grass Fed – with Richard Tufton
• Great Nutrition, Motivation for Regeneration – with Zuzanna Zielinska

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Learn more about This Episode’s Guests:

• Laura Stratford – The Greater Lincolnshire Food Partnership
• Martin Taylor – Middle World Farms
• Hannah Thorogood – The Inkpot
• Adam O’Meara – Bread + Cheese

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Interested in finding  or selling local food?
The Open Food Network is a great place to start your search (no affiliation).
Connecting producers and communities all across the globe through their digital platform, you can check out their UK site here (or Google search Open Food Network to find them operating in your own country).

Show Notes:

There are obvious ways that becoming more localised with our food systems can be of benefit to looking after both the climate and economic resilience.
There’s the reduction in delivery miles and waste, and the perhaps more significant yet less understood aspects that come from nurturing the soil and ecosystems through the ways that we farm. Remember, it’s not what we eat that determines its impact, but how it’s produced.

Building connections between local farmers and consumers may be our easiest path for making sustainable food choices.
But how do we make that happen at any kind of scale and convenience?

It’s a solution that depends upon connection, communication and collaboration between people who may be close together physically, but have little awareness or involvement with one another besides.

And that’s why this episode brings together a number of guests all located in the same county. We’re exploring not only how producers can support nature, but how they can support one another, and the requirement for community involvement.

Wherever you are in the world, there’s likely a similar level of dedication and passion somewhere close by, often it’s just going under the radar. So this episode is really about highlighting the role of all of us, regardless of location, in making local food possible.
As Laura will put it, it’s about calling out to the curious!

Use the timestamps below to identify who’s speaking when, and you can find further information about the work of all of our guests by browsing the links above.

00:00:00 – Introduction
00:03:40 – Laura Stratford – The need and vision for a local, sustainable food system.
00:23:42 – Martin Taylor – Growing in local soil to look after nature & reduce delivery miles.
00:40:22 – Hannah Thorogood – Permaculture, rare breeds and regenerative grazing.
01:00:40 – Adam O’Meara – Sourdough, cheese & connecting with local community.
01:12:56 – Mixed guest – the vision for a good local food system.
01:17:30 – Laura Stratford – who has a role?
01:20:12 – Shout out to other local Lincolnshire food producers!

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